Brush or broom.



BATENTED NOV. 24, 1903.

S M. MUSGRAVE. BRUSH 0R BROOM.

APPLIOATIOH FILED APR. so, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 24, 1903.

SAMUEL MATERSON MUSGRAVE, OF BELLS, TENNESSEE.

BRUSHOR BROOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,784, dated November 24, 1903.

Application filed April 30, 1902. Serial Nol05.364 (No model.) I

lb or whom, it may concern: 7

Be it known that l, SAMUEL MATERsoN MUsGRAvE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bells, in the county of Crockett and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Brush or Broom, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to brushes and brooms; and the object thereof is to provide an improved structure in which soft flexible material may be employed for the body, said body being clamped close to the operative end, which will therefore be sufficientlystiffto properly perform its function, and being adj ustably and detachably secured in order to provide for the wearing ofthe body and the replacement of the same by a new one when necessary or desirable.

The preferred construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is aperspective view of a broom constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View throughthe same. Fig. 3 is a crosssec- Fi 4 is a perspective view of the frame with the broom-body removed. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the rear end Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The invention is useful in all kinds of brushes and brooms for clothes, polishing, carpets, floors, and even whitewashing and painting; but in the present instance it is shown as an ordinary floor-broom.

In this embodiment a head-plate 10 is employed, to one edge of which is secured a handle 11 by means of a rivet 12.0r other fastening. Projecting from the opposite edge of this head-plate area pair of coacting jawframes, each of which comprises spaced side arms 13, which are secured by means of stapics 14 to the side faces of the head-plate, their opposite ends being connected by a cross-bar 15. It will be observed that the side arms 13 are inwardly concaved,so that their intermediate portions are closer together than their extremities, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The broom-body 16 is arranged between these jaw-frames, being preferably made up of some pliable material, sea-grass having proven an excellent as well as inexpensive substance that has good wearing qualities, while being very flexible. This material -is doubled upouitself' and about a holdingbar'17, the ends of which project beyond the edges of the body and between the arms 13 of the jaw-frames. The holding-bar is fastened in place by means of a cord or'cable 17, which is secured to the projected ends thereof'and extends across the outer face of the doubled end of the body 16. The layers of the body are secured together by transverse lines of stitching, as 18, which are spaced at desirable distances apart. The jaw-frames are clampedupon the broo m'-bod y by means of clips 19, that connect. and are slidably mounted upon the lower ends of the side arms 13 and being movable upon the'portions of said side arms that are disposed. in divergent relation. Broom-head -'engaging bars 20 are arranged longitudinally between the side arms 13, said bars being secured at their upper ends to the opposite sides of the head-plate and having their lowerends attached to the cross-bars 15.

The clamping-clips. be-

ing pressed down toward the ends of the side arms, clamp the cross-bars securely upon the broom-body, While the longitudinal bars 20 prevent the bowing of the body laterally-when the broom is being used. As a result the only portion of the broom which can give during the sweeping operation is the projecting end, the remainder of the body being clamped. lVhen this'end becomes worn, it is only necessary to loosen the clamping-clips by sliding them upwardly toward the headplate, whereupon the body may bemoved downwardly a sufiicient distance. Upon reclamping the clips the cross-bars will be again clamped upon the broom, and at the same time, because of the convergent relation of the upper portions of the side arms due to their concaved construction, said arms will clamp upon the holding-bar 17.

It will be apparent that this'construction may be used in all sorts of brushes and brooms and that an extremely simple structure is provided in which soft pliable material maybe employed in considerable lengths, this material being clamped contiguous to its operative ends so that it will not be too flexible. hen the broom-body is entirely worn out, a new one may be substituted therefor, and the frame may thus be used over and over again.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the ad vantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what .I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a broom or brush of the class described, the combination with a head of coacting jawframes connected With the head and having side arms, a broom-body slidably located between the frames, a transverse holding-bar secured to the broom -body and having its ends slidably located between the side arms of the frame, and means for clamping the frame upon the broom-body and the holdingbar.

2. In abroom or brush of the class described, the combination with a head, of coacting j awframes carried by the head and each having inwardly-concaved side arms, a broom-body slidably located between the frames, a transverse holding-bar secured to the broom-body and having its ends slidably located between the concaved portions of the side arms, and means connecting the corresponding arms of the frames and slidably mounted upon the concaved portions thereof for clamping the frame upon the broom-body and the holdingbar.

3. In a broom or brush of the class described, the combination with a head, of coactin g j awframes carried by the head and each having inwardlyconcaved side arms connected at their upper ends by a transverse clampingbar, a broom-body slidably located between the frames, a transverse holding-bar secured to the broom-body and having its ends slidably located between the concaved portions of the arms, and clamping loops slidably mounted upon the concaved portions of the arms and arranged to move the j aw-frames toward each other and into clamping engagement with the broom-body and the holdingbar thereof.

4. In abroom or brush of the class described, the combination with a head of coacting jawframes, connected with the head, a holdingbar slidably mounted between and engaged by the jaw-frames, and a broom-body also slidable between the jaw-frames and comprising pliable material doubled about the holdingbar and projecting beyond said frames.

5. In a broom or brush of the class described, the combination with a head, of coacting jawframes, a holding-bar slidably mounted between and engaged by the jaw frames, a broom body also slidable between the jaw frames and comprising pliable material doubled about the holding-bar, said bar having its ends projecting beyond the body, and a fastening device for the body secured to the projecting ends of the bar and extending across the outer face of said body (3. In a broom or brush of the class described, the combination with a head, of a handle secured to the head, jawframes comprising spaced side arms secured to the opposite side faces of the head and connected by crossbars, said arms being inwardly concaved, a broon1- body slidably mounted between the jawfraines, a crossbar carried by the broom-body and engaging between the side arms, longitudinally-disposed body-engaging arms secured to the head and the cross-bars of the jawframe, and clamping-sle eves slidably mounted upon the side arms of said frames and movable to clamp the same upon the bar and body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL MATERSON MUSGRAVE.

Vitnesses:

S. A, HENDERSON, B. W. BROWN. 

